Iran Update

• Verdict on first round of talks between P5+1 and Iran broadly positive; second round confirmed
• Countries forced to ‘substantially’ cut down oil imports from Iran to avoid U.S. sanctions; Obama orders technology sanctions against Iran
• Arrests made in connection to assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists

• P5+1 formally agree to resume talks with Iran
• Second IAEA visit to Tehran; Agency releases latest report on nuclear programme
• Iran holds parliamentary elections; Khamenei supporters gain significant majority
• Israeli leadership visit to Washington; Netanyahu and Obama in talks

• IAEA team holds talks with officials in Tehran; plans return visit
• EU agrees on oil embargo against Iran
• Sanctions recap– Obama signs freeze on Iranian government property in the United States
• Officials exchange visits in Israel and the United States

• Uranium Enrichment Operations Commence at Iran’s Fordow Facility
• Iran Responds Positively to Offer for New Talks with P5+1; Special IAEA visit to Tehran for Talks possible at the end of January
• E.U. Plans Phased-In Oil Embargo on Iran

• Iran invites IAEA to visit; latest Board of Directors report more detailed and critical
• Attack on the British Embassy in Tehran
• European efforts to coordinate sanctions
• New U.S. sanctions package targets Iran’s Central Bank and oil sector

• IAEA to release more data on suspected weapons activities related to Iran’s nuclear program; Tensions flare during annual member state gathering
• Tel Aviv and London ratchet up talk of military strike on Iran

• Russia proposes new diplomatic effort; IAEA and Iran continue stalemate
• Nuclear program facing more delays
• Sanctions
• Assassination of Iranian with alleged links to nuclear program

• Iran pronounces strong commitment to nuclear program after IAEA releases latest critical report
• Major diplomatic maneuvers remained stalled
• Western countries continue to tighten sanctions
• BASIC at Iran’s second international nuclear disarmament conference, June 12-13

• Iranian officials allege new virus attack; mark latest plans for nuclear program
• Latest U.S. assessments and speculation about Tehran’s capabilities and intentions
• Sanctions and alleged smuggling
• Regional developments

• Latest IAEA assessment of Iran’s nuclear program echoes recent Agency reports
• The impact of Stuxnet
• International divide over sanctions grows
• Speculation on Iran’s intentions and capabilities
• Iranian rocketry, missile developments
• Middle East protests: context and meaning for Iranian leadership and U.S. influence